event_inherited()
if (interact && (!can_talk))
{
    can_talk = true
    is_talking = 1
    scr_text()
}
if can_talk
{
    switch npc_flag
    {
        case 0:
            with (msg)
            {
                message[0] = "* Hey, thanks for saving me back#  there!"
                message[1] = "* Now I can stand in place at a#  higher elevation."
            }
            can_talk = false
            npc_flag++
            break
        case 1:
            with (msg)
                message[0] = "* Work is rad."
            can_talk = false
            break
    }

}